library show

We performed Chac, the Rain Spirit, by Richard Talavera and Rafael Manriquez, yesterday at Brookfield Branch Library in Oakland. What I love about these 45 minute interactive shows is the children in the audience. They are so hungry for this experience, which they hardly ever get: to actually play a part in a live play or musical. Somehow our approach makes it possible for them. Yesterday the third graders from Brookfield Elementary were standing up in the audience, almost taking flight in their anticipation of coming on stage, or just to get a better look at the story. Even after years of watching hundreds of hours of tv and films, our kids understand the power of a story acted out live right in front of them... They're the opposite of jaded or cynical. I'm still a child just like them. Can't wait to act out a story.